Fifteen Hundred Miles from the Sun
Books | Young Adult Fiction / Boys & Men
4.1
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Jonny Garza Villa
A poignant, funny, openhearted novel about coming out, first love, and being your one and only best and true self. Julián Luna has a plan for his life: Graduate. Get into UCLA. And have the chance to move away from Corpus Christi, Texas, and the suffocating expectations of others that have forced Jules into an inauthentic life. Then in one reckless moment, with one impulsive tweet, his plans for a low-key nine months are thrown--literally--out the closet. The downside: the whole world knows, and Jules has to prepare for rejection. The upside: Jules now has the opportunity to be his real self. Then Mat, a cute, empathetic Twitter crush from Los Angeles, slides into Jules's DMs. Jules can tell him anything. Mat makes the world seem conquerable. But when Jules's fears about coming out come true, the person he needs most is fifteen hundred miles away. Jules has to face them alone. Jules accidentally propelled himself into the life he's always dreamed of. And now that he's in control of it, what he does next is up to him.
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Author
Jonny Garza Villa
Pages
337
Publisher
Skyscape
Published Date
2021
ISBN
1542027055 9781542027052
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"*I received an arc from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review*<br/><br/>It’s 2am, I just finished this breathtakingly beautiful book, I have tears streaming down my face, and I don’t know how to put into words how much I love it. I’m going to write an actual review tomorrow but I just need everyone to know right now that I’m in love with this book and I will be recommending it to everyone when it’s released!<br/><br/>Update: I’ve had time to process and I just loved this book so so much, I don’t even know how to accurately explain it. My favorite thing about it is how authentic everything felt from the fear and pain Jules deals with before and after coming out, to the way Spanish is so effortlessly mixed in with all the conversations Jules has, to the raw emotions of first love, and to the beautiful friendships he has. I cried, I laughed, I felt the anxiety and fears of being on the verge of adulthood and all that that entails, and I just wanted to hug each and every character (except for the obvious). I could go on and on with all the things I absolutely adored about this book but just know that when I finished it at 2 in the morning, I had tears streaming down my face because of how much I loved it. 100% my favorite read of the year so far! Please, please do yourself a favor and buy this book when it’s released on June 8th, you will not regret it! <br/><br/>TW: physical and mental abuse and the affect that has on mental health, homophobic language, and forced outing. - Jonny wrote a great authors note before the first chapter that explains the triggers really well so make sure you read that before you start!"